Jennifer Daugavietis recalls being shaken awake by her husband at 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 19 to the smell of smoke and an orange sky. “Sirens started going off in our neighborhood around 3 a.m., and my husband and I slept…
Despite going online, Country Day started the school year on Sept. 1 with 503 total K-12 students (94 new students and 55 new families) — only four fewer than the previous year. The high school and lower school enrollment increased…
In a lower school Zoom meeting on Friday, Sept. 18, Head of School Lee Thomsen, along with the lower school faculty, explained to families that K-5 students are no longer returning to school on Sept. 22. A few days before…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Country Day’s pre-K students have returned in-person. The pre-K operates under a child care license, meaning its rules are different from the rules for the rest of the school. The class is taking precautions while the…
Country Day summer class teachers had to adjust their courses to fit the online learning format due to COVID-19. Students had to adjust too. Two high school summer class teachers, and senior Elijah Azar, recently reflected on their virtual learning…
View the awarded story and drawing here. Rising junior Sanjana Anand, an Octagon editor-in-chief, and sophomore Brynne Barnard-Bahn received recognition from the National Scholastic Press Association for Outstanding Coronavirus Coverage. In the April 30 competition, one of three in April…
On Aug. 14, zoning administrator Evan Compton of the City of Sacramento approved Country Day’s request to modify its Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The modifications include a 12,000-square-foot increase in building space for the planned replacement of the Multipurpose Room…
In a July 30 public hearing on Country Day’s request to modify its Conditional Use Permit (CUP), zoning administrator Evan Compton of the City of Sacramento said he would issue a decision in about one week. Country Day’s request includes…
In a virtual public hearing on Thursday, July 30, the City of Sacramento will consider Country Day’s request for several modifications to its Conditional Use Permit (CUP). The request includes increasing allowed building space from 71,140 square feet to 81,879,…
On July 20, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) announced all sports have been pushed back to December or later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports in 2020-21 will be divided into two seasons instead of three. Country Day is part…
